Mary Dinah Foundation has launched Global Alliance for Food Innovation (GAFI), a $250 million initiative scaling to $1 billion yearly to combat food insecurity, malnutrition, and the devastating effects of climate change on food systems.
  
The launch was announced at the start of the Nutrition for Growth 2025 Conference Week in Paris, a global gathering of leaders, governments, and development partners working to end malnutrition. 
  
The event brings together stakeholders from UN agencies, international organisations, philanthropic foundations, and government ministries of health to drive action on nutrition and food security.
  
“Right now, we are witnessing one of the toughest periods for poverty and malnutrition in human history,” said Mary Dinah, the founder of the foundation at the conference. 
  
She said: “Wars, inflation, and climate change are making food scarcity a daily reality for millions. GAFI is not just an initiative; it’s an urgent response to a global emergency. We need innovative solutions, and we need them now.”